UCLA's Center for the Art of Performance - The Plastic Bag Store

The Plastic Bag Store is a public art installation and immersive film experience created by artist and director Robin Frohardt designed to take place in a retail storefront. Employing humor, puppetry and craft, Frohardt focuses a critical lens upon our culture of consumption and convenience — specifically, the enduring effects of our single-use plastics.

Inside The Plastic Bag Store installation, rotisserie chickens, dry goods and toiletries, cupcakes and sushi and popular products such as Yucky Shards cereal and Bagorade sports drink are among the thousands of hand sculpted items displayed on the store shelves — all made from discarded, single-use plastics literally collected from the streets and garbage dumps.

Several times each day, the “store” transforms into an immersive, dynamic live experience in which film, performers and intricate handmade sets tell the darkly comedic, sometimes tender story of how the overabundance of plastic waste we leave behind might be misinterpreted by future generations.

Immersive Film Experience: (Duration 60 mins.)

Tue-Fri: 1 p.m. and 6 p.m.
Sat-Sun: 11 a.m., 3 p.m. and 5 p.m.
July 4: Closed

Advanced tickets are required for the live immersive experience.
Limited to 30 people per show.
$35 general admission
$15 student (ages 12 and up with ID)
Recommended for ages 12+ due to current health protocols

Installation:

Tue-Fri: 2:30 p.m. - 5 p.m. (last entry 4:30 p.m.)
Sat-Sun: 12:30 p.m. - 2 p.m. (last entry 1:30 p.m.)
July 4: Closed
July 5: Special hours, Noon - 7 p.m. (last entry 6:30 p.m.)

Reservations for timed entry to the installation are required.
A maximum of 30 people will be allowed entry every half hour.
Tickets: Free with suggested donation of $10 per person.

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